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View Poll Results: What is the right short form of 'electronic book'? | |||
eBook | 37 | 21.14% | |
ebook | 90 | 51.43% | |
e-book | 27 | 15.43% | |
none of them | 3 | 1.71% | |
The blue one next to the fish | 18 | 10.29% | |
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01-05-2013, 10:21 AM | #61 |
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Which is the most typical/traditional movement of words from what I've seen. And I been keepin' a close eye on them for the last 6 decades or so....they're sneaky, ya gotta watch 'em all the time.
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01-05-2013, 03:20 PM | #62 |
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01-05-2013, 03:21 PM | #63 |
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I see that the blue one next to the fish is gaining ground. I hope we'll all soon be talking about how many blues we've read this year.
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01-05-2013, 11:04 PM | #64 |
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The reason eBook works vs. ebook and e-book is because the e gets lost it ebook and e-book where in eBook, the e is not lost and is also easier to read and get the meaning right away.
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01-06-2013, 07:52 AM | #65 | |
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01-06-2013, 09:19 AM | #66 |
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I seem to remember that when this thread was revived, the three main options were about level, and now ebook has gone into a big lead. It's already happening.
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01-06-2013, 09:22 AM | #67 |
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Who cares, some people will argue about angels on pinheads...and there are lots of pinheads....
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01-06-2013, 09:53 AM | #68 |
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01-06-2013, 10:29 AM | #69 |
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01-07-2013, 10:06 PM | #70 |
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Wow, it's a day and a half since the last comment. Can we let it go now for another eight years?
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01-07-2013, 11:20 PM | #71 | |
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There is no correct spelling because obviously the issue is still evolving and it's not a settled question. Usage does seem to be dividing along discernible lines, though. The hyphenated "e-book" has become the formal spelling for use in journalistic and technical writing, while "ebook" dominates casual usage. Commercial usage trends toward imitating the eInk and iWhatnot trademarks with "eBook." We're very likely stuck with all three for quite some time. Of course, as the novelty wears off we'll more often drop the "e" entirely in favor of "book," using "electronic" or "digital" when it's necessary to specify format. You're mangling the idiom "Should've," as in a contraction of "Should have," which makes sense where a randomly inserted preposition does not. That's why Oxford doesn't contact you on these matters Last edited by taosaur; 01-07-2013 at 11:24 PM. Reason: avoid a double post |
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01-08-2013, 06:18 AM | #72 |
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No if we can only settle on the correct spelling of John.
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01-08-2013, 07:53 AM | #73 |
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Oh and eBook. |
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